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Black UW-Madison students received racist text messages, UW police report

1 hour 20 min ago
The tone of the messages has been consistent and has sometimes either used the first name of the person who received the text message or referenced this week's presidential election.

Wisconsin high school football third-round playoff scores

1 hour 50 min ago
Stay up to date on all the postseason high school football action with our live scoreboard during Friday's third-round games across the state.

71-year-old woman arrested for OWI after hitting person with car during road rage incident

2 hours 9 min ago
Officers discovered the incident was the culmination of a road rage spat that had started on the Beltline, where the woman and another driver had been brake-checking one another.

Interceptions causing issues for Packers' Jordan Love in his second season as a starter

2 hours 12 min ago
Jordan Love’s ability to produce big plays while avoiding turnovers earned him a $220 million contract extension after leading the Green Bay Packers on a surprising playoff push in his first season as a starter.

Wisconsin kayaker faked his disappearance, authorities say after months of searching for him

2 hours 26 min ago
Authorities searched for the missing kayaker in Green Lake for two months before evidence led them to believe that he had faked his disappearance.

Request to borrow a cell phone turned into armed robbery on Madison's Southwest side

4 hours 9 min ago
The victim's phone was later found abandoned in the vicinity of the armed robbery.

10-point buck breaks into Hy-Vee on Madison's East Side Wednesday

4 hours 45 min ago
The buck proceeded to run around the store until staff were able to corral it in one of the coolers.

DeForest suffers 'cruel' loss in boys soccer state semifinals

4 hours 56 min ago
DeForest was unable to rally late in the second half in a second straight defeat in the WIAA Division 2 state semifinals.

Wisconsin AG 'prepared to defend' against Trump policies that infringe on citizens' rights

6 hours 12 min ago
Kaul said his first two years as Wisconsin's attorney general, which coincided with the final two years of Trump's previous term, have prepared his office to push back when necessary.

DNR lifting special order requiring burn permits in 13 counties, including Dane

6 hours 50 min ago
Recent soaking rains and cooler weather across the state have decreased the overall fire danger across the state.

Rock County man gets 30 years in prison for sex assaults of his child, grandchild, family friend

7 hours 25 min ago
Judge Ashley Morse also sentenced the man to 10 years of extended supervision after his prison term ends and ordered him to be on the sex offender registry for life.

'Red flags' found after arrest of teen who tried to enter Kenosha school while armed, police say

7 hours 25 min ago
"A tragedy was averted today," Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said at a Thursday afternoon news conference.

Madison man arrested in Downtown restaurant shooting that injured 2

9 hours 40 min ago
One man was critically injured in the shooting and one man sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Prince William describes family's 'brutal' year

9 hours 51 min ago
LONDON — Britain’s Prince William has described the past year as “brutal” following cancer diagnoses for his wife and father. “Honestly, it’s been dreadful,” he said.

The Essen Haus is still open after all ... for now

10 hours 20 min ago
The manager of the Essen Haus said he gets 10 to 20 calls a day from people wondering if the longtime German restaurant and bar and is still open.

Exploring a restored historic farmstead that helps tell the story of the Driftless Area

10 hours 50 min ago
Crosscurrents Heritage Center near Muscoda is where Ho-Chunk people lived for thousands of years and where the first European settler in Richland County built a home.

Park Street construction, Madison Marathon to disrupt traffic this weekend

11 hours 45 min ago
Crews will be working on the $95 million Irving and Dorothy Levy Hall, while more street closures will take place Sunday because of the marathon.

Hands on Wisconsin: At least the end of the election means the end of election ads

12 hours 15 min ago
The election is over, and while the outcome isn't the one I was hoping for, at least we don't have to watch any more of those awful election ads.

Gun ownership spawns conflicting emotions | Nick Buttrick

12 hours 45 min ago
UW-Madison research on people with firearms continues across Wisconsin

When will the Madison School District build its new schools?

12 hours 45 min ago
The $507 million capital referendum that sailed to passage Tuesday will fund the building of eight new schools and the renovation of two others.

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